Realization of a high coupling efficiency by employing a concave lens based on two-dimensional photonic crystals with a negative refractive index

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3168-3174

  AbdelMalek, Fathi ^a,b   Belhadj, Walid ^a,b   Haxha, S ^c   Bouchriha, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concave lens; Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Metamaterials; Negative refractive index; Numerical method; Photonic crystals (PCs); Spot size converters (SSCs)

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; LENSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

CONCAVE LENS; CONTINUOUS-WAVE GAUSSIAN BEAM; METAMATERIALS; SPOT-SIZE CONVERTERS (SSCS);

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 36348996508     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2007.904027     Document Type: Article

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